Lost World & the Poison Belt - Couverture souple

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0877016208 ISBN 13 : 9780877016205

Editeur : Chronicle Books, 1989

Synopsis

Book by Doyle Arthur Conan

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. It was originally published serially in the popular Strand Magazine and illustrated by New-Zealand-born artist Harry Rountree during the months of April–November 1912. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures. The Poison Belt was the second story, a novella, that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about Professor Challenger. Written in 1913, roughly a year before the outbreak of World War I, much of it takes place in a single room in Challenger's house in Sussex – rather oddly, given that it follows The Lost World, a story set largely outdoors in the wilds of South America. This would be the last story written about Challenger until the 1920s, by which time Doyle's spiritualist beliefs had begun to influence his writing.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Lost World is an adventure story centered on the discovery of a prehistoric land deep within the Amazon, populated by various species of dinosaurs as well as ancient humanoids. The Poison Belt, while containing all of the principle characters featured in The Lost World, bears striking dissimilarities from its predecessor. Most notably, while The Lost World depicts a dangerous expedition into unknown jungle lands, The Poison Belt, while still featuring dangers, largely takes place in Professor Challenger’s home during what the characters believe to be a world-ending event. Each story raises questions about the role of science in an increasingly modern world, presented with the slyly humorous approach Conan Doyle revealed in so many of his great works.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Chronicle Books
• Date d'édition: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0877016208
• ISBN 13: 9780877016205
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250